Nadal Battles Past Thiem

Gold Usenekong

6 months ago

Defending champion Rafael Nadal has made it into the last four of the US Open after battling past Dominic Thiem in a five-set epic. The Spaniard battled back from a sluggish opening set to eventually claim a 0-6 6-4 7-5 6-7(4-7) 7-6(7-5) in four hours and 49 minutes.

Thiem started well, dominating the opener but after Nadal had found his form to move ahead, the Austrian forced a decider with a gutsy win in a tie-break.